Listen to This Playlist of Traditional and Contemporary Music from the Middle East
A collection of songs by Syrian and other Middle Eastern artists, in celebration of the Return to Palmyra online exhibition
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Ancient Palmyra
Stories and perspectives that complement the online exhibition The Legacy of Ancient Palmyra, relaunched in 2021 as Return to Palmyra
The Fight to Preserve an Ancient Homeland in Syria
History and identity come together to tell the story of Palmyra
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Online Exhibition Explores Palmyra in English and Arabic
Launching today, Return to Palmyra features a story of growing up among the ruins of the ancient city and one family's work to preserve its history
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Ancient Portrait Bust from Palmyra Joins the Collection of the Getty Villa
This ornate bust depicts a prosperous resident of the ancient Syrian city.
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Lessons Learned from Project-Managing the Getty Research Institute’s First Online Exhibition
What’s involved in creating an online exhibition?
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Zenobia, Visionary Queen of Ancient Palmyra
A legendary queen who challenged the Roman Empire.
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Your Questions about Ancient Palmyra, Answered
An Instagram Q&A about ancient Palmyra.
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The Middle East through a Victorian Woman’s Pen
Advice for women travelers to the Middle East.
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Funerary Portraiture Helps Scholars Reconstruct the Social History of Ancient Palmyra
Faces of ancient Palmyra.
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The New Ruins of Syria
Monuments as weapons of war.
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The Ruins of Palmyra, Captured in Vintage Photographs
A glimpse at Syria and Lebanon in the mid-1800s.
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